Bantu language of Equatorial Guinea, northwest Gabon and neighbouring areas
Not to be confused with Fang language (Cameroon).
Fang
Pangwe
Faŋ, Paŋwe
Native to
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and São Tomé and Príncipe
Ethnicity
Fang
Native speakers
1 million (2006–2013)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Atlantic–Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Southern Bantoid
Bantu (Zone A)
Beti
Fang
Dialects
Southwest Fang
Ntoumou-Fang
Okak-Fang
Mekê-Fang
Mvaïe-Fang
Atsi-Fang
Nzaman-Fang
Mveni-Fang
Official status
Recognised minority language in
Equatorial Guinea Gabon
Language codes
ISO 639-2
fan
ISO 639-3
fan
Glottolog
fang1246
Guthrie code
A.75,751[2]
Fang/ˈfɒŋ/ is a Central African language spoken by around 1 million people, most of them in Equatorial Guinea, and northern Gabon, where it is the dominant Bantu language; Fang is also spoken in southern Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, and small fractions of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is related to the Bulu and Ewondo languages of southern Cameroon.
Under President Macías Nguema, Fang was the official language of Equatorial Guinea, although in 1982, the Third Constitution once again replaced it with Spanish. Since then, each version of the Constitution has recognized Fang and other languages indigenous to the country as integral to the national culture, despite these languages not having official status.
There are many different variants of Fang in northern Gabon and southern Cameroon. Maho (2009) lists Southwest Fang as a distinct language. The other dialects are Ntoumou, Okak, Mekê, Atsi (Batsi), Nzaman (Zaman), Mveni, and Mvaïe.
^Fang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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